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====Colour of Norrbotten Regiment==== On 31 August 1974, the regiment was presented with a new colour by His Majesty the King [[Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden|Gustaf VI Adolf]] in connection with the 350th anniversary of the regiment. When the [[Norrbotten Armoured Battalion]] (P 5) was amalgamated with the regiment, its standard was carried to the side of the regimental colour. The standard is carried again by the Norrbotten Armoured Battalion since 1 July 2000.<ref name="Braunstein (2003), pp. 85â88">{{harvnb|Braunstein|2003|pp=85â88}}</ref> A new colour was presented to the regiment in Boden by His Majesty the King [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Carl XVI Gustaf]] on 27 August 2001. The colour is drawn by Kristina HolmgĂ„rd-Ă kerberg and embroidered by machine and hand in insertion technique by Maj-Britt Salander/company BlĂ„ Kusten.<ref name="Braunstein (2004), pp. 45, 47">{{harvnb|Braunstein|2004|pp=45, 47}}</ref> [[Blazon]]: "On blue cloth powdered with yellow estoiles, the provincial badge of VĂ€sterbotten; a white reindeer at speed, armed and langued red. On a white border at the upper side of the colour, battle honours ([[Battle of Landskrona|Landskrona]] 1677, [[Crossing of the DĂŒna|DĂŒna]] 1701, [[Battle of KliszĂłw|Kliszow]] 1702, [[Battle of Fraustadt|Fraustadt]] 1706, [[Battle of Malatitze|Malatitze]] 1708, [[Battle of Strömstad|Strömstad]] 1717) in blue and close to the staff the provincial badge of Lappland; a red savage with green garlands on head and around loins, clutching a yellow club on right shoulder (a legacy from the former Lappland Brigade, NB 20).<ref name="Braunstein (2004), pp. 45, 47"/> A new colour was presented to the regiment in Boden by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf on 7 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/organisation/norrbottens-regemente-i-19/garnisonens-dag-i-boden-2019/ |publisher=[[Swedish Armed Forces]] |title=GARNISONENS DAG I BODEN 2019 |date=2019 |access-date=9 September 2019 |language=sv}}</ref> The colour is drawn by Henrik Dahlström, heraldic artist and graphic designer at the State Herald at the [[National Archives of Sweden]]. The colour was made by [[Friends of Handicraft]] in Stockholm, which is a subcontractor to the [[Swedish Army Museum]]. Pre- and post-work as well as embroidery work were done by Viola Edin and Anna Eriksson at company {{lang|sv|Konstbrodöserna}}. The [[wild man]] in red ([[VĂ€sterbotten Regiment|I 20]]'s coat of arms) that was to the left of the battle honours in the old colour has been removed, as the VĂ€sterbotten Group ({{lang|sv|VĂ€sterbottensgruppen}}), that carry those traditions, from 2020 belongs to [[Northern Military Region (Sweden)|Northern Military Region]] with the VĂ€sterbotten Group in [[UmeĂ„]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfhm.se/contentassets/cf7c9aff3dcf416a9e34713b7a885db7/ny-fana-for-i-19-spikas-2019-08-23-utgava-2019-09-03.pdf |publisher=National Swedish Museums of Military History |title=Ny fana för I 19 spikas pĂ„ ArmĂ©museum 2019-08-23 |pages=1, 3 |date=2019-09-03 |access-date=9 September 2019 |language=sv}}</ref>
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